Silicon Valley Real Estate Is So Expensive that Some People Are Living in RVs
The residential real estate surrounding Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, is now so expensive that many locals have been forced to live in vans and RVs.
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Report: Nasim Aghdam’s Brother Warned Police She ‘Might Do Something’
Nasim Aghdam’s brother claims he warned police that his sister “might do something” prior to Tuesday’s YouTube shooting taking place.
NTSB Opens Investigation into Fatal Tesla Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into a recent fatal Tesla crash in Mountain View, California.
Company Town: Facebook, Google Creating Planned Communities in California with Homes, Bridges, Stores
Facebook and Google are both moving into the creation of real-life communities, complete with houses for employees, parks, bridges, and even stores.
Uber Issues Nationwide Suspension of Self-Driving Cars
Uber has suspended its multi-state testing program for autonomous vehicles after one of its self-driving Volvos flipped up on its side after an accident.
Google Self-Driving Car Pulled Over for Driving Too Slowly
On Thursday, a question was asked that had never been asked before in California: if a self-driving car is stopped by police for an infraction, who gets the ticket–the driver or the car?
Live in a Tent for $900/mo — Shorten Your Commute to a Hi-Tech Company
“Live under the stars in the great outdoors of Silicon Valley for a mere $900 a month.” A Mountain View, California man is renting out a tent in his backyard.
Google’s Robot Bubble Cars Arrive in Mountain View
The future has arrived in the Bay Area city of Mountain View, where Google’s self-driving bubble cars, which drive themselves, are plugging along city streets.
Mountain View Turns Down Google’s Star Wars HQ for LinkedIn’s 70s Towers
In February, Google unveiled an expansion of its Silicon Valley campus that many dubbed the new Star Wars Fleet Command Headquarters. The worldwide acclaim for its eco-friendly biosphere design, which features translucent canopies and walkways around natural salt water lagoons, has been intense. But this week, the City of Mountain View decided, in order to maximize property tax revenue, to give the property to Linkedin to build 1970s-style conventional stack-and-pack office towers that maximize occupancy.
